Mark Averitt

I am a graphic designer who has been lucky enough to work with my best friend and wife Betty Jo since we married in 1986. I am also the proud father of my wonderful daughter Allison. Together as a family we run Image Graphics Inc. a vehicle graphics shop specializing in vehicle wraps and large format graphics. Mark Twain once said: " I never let my school interfere with my education". That saying is as true today as it was then. I never went to a formal school for graphic design, but I never let that stop me from learning. Rather than learning for a few years in my teens I have spent my entire adult life continually learning and keeping up with design and visual marketing. I am primarily self taught through countless hours of training videos, online courses, design books, design blogs and magazines. I have a passion for learning and I am never satisfied unless I am growing my skill set. I am a longtime member of NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) and have also attended Signlab University (advanced training classes for sign software) I am proud to have completed PDAA training (Professional Decal Application Association) and I have been certified as an approved installer for warranty purposes by these vinyl manufacturers; 3M, Avery, Arlon, Mactac, and Oracal. I also had the privilege of completing 3M's advanced wrap installation training including both classroom and hands on testing. Other interests include: Marketing, advertising, motorcycle touring, kayaking, fishing, camping and playing with my dog Cyrus. I also am interested in web design / usability / SEO (Search Engine Optimization) I designed this site myself to help me learn about web design. It is not the fanciest site - I don't have any Flash - but it does a good job for me, so I guess by that standard it is successful. Above above all I enjoy spending time with my wife Betty Jo and trying my best to help my daughter grow to be a wonderful person.